Dayton (14-8) Squares Off With Saint Louis (17-5)

Filed under Game Preview on February 3rd, 2012

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Saturday is a big day for Flyers basketball as the Billikens host the Flyers in an A-10 game. It takes place at 5:00 EST and you can catch it on FSN-OH, MW.

Dayton maintains 7th place in the A-10 while Saint Louis is in 4th place. Saint Louis is an RPI Top 50 team, ranked #39, and Dayton will look to maintain its 5-3 record against Top 50 teams. The Flyers are 14-8 overall and are 4-4 in the A-10. The Billikens maintain a record of 17-5 including 5-3 in the conference. Dayton has a road record of 3-4 while Saint Louis is 11-1 at home.

Dayton has seen Saint Louis already this season, and beat them 79-72 on January 4th. Last season, the Flyers went 1-1 against the Billikens. Over the last four seasons, Dayton is 6-4 against Saint Louis, including 1-2 at Chaifetz Arena.

• More property crime happens per capita in St Louis so you better protect your valuables if you visit (when compared to Dayton -- according to the FBI).
• Dayton takes less vacation, with more NCAA Tournament appearances over the last 10 years than Saint Louis (3 vs 0).
• The Dayton steals leader (Kevin Dillard) has more steals than the Saint Louis steals leader (Kwamain Mitchell).
• We're so much better than you, we get lazy. Dayton has come back to win after being down at half against Saint Louis 5 times since 2004.

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